2017 in Nigeria

Events in the year 2017 in Nigeria.

Federal government

 * President: Muhammadu Buhari (APC)
 * Vice President: Yemi Osinbajo (APC)
 * Senate President: Bukola Saraki (APC)
 * House Speaker: Yakubu Dogara (APC)
 * Chief Justice: Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen (Starting 7 March)

Governors

 * Abia State: Okezie Ikpeazu (PDP)
 * Adamawa State: Bindo Jibrilla (APC)
 * Akwa Ibom State: Udom Emmanuel (PDP)
 * Anambra State: Willie Obiano (APGA)
 * Bauchi State: M. A. Abubakar (APC)
 * Bayelsa State: Henry Dickson (PDP)
 * Benue State: Samuel Ortom (APC)
 * Borno State: Kashim Shettima (APC)
 * Cross River State: Ben Ayade (PDP)
 * Delta State: Ifeanyi Okowa (PDP)
 * Ebonyi State: Dave Umahi (PDP)
 * Edo State: Godwin Obaseki (PDP)
 * Ekiti State: Ayo Fayose (PDP)
 * Enugu State: Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (PDP)
 * Gombe State: Ibrahim Dankwambo (PDP)
 * Imo State: Rochas Okorocha (APC)
 * Jigawa State: Badaru Abubakar (APC)
 * Kaduna State: Nasir el-Rufai (APC)
 * Kano State: Umar Ganduje (APC)
 * Katsina State: Aminu Masari (APC)
 * Kebbi State: Abubakar Atiku Bagudu (APC)
 * Kogi State: Yahaya Bello (APC)
 * Kwara State: Abdulfatah Ahmed (APC)
 * Lagos State: Akinwumi Ambode (APC)
 * Nasarawa State: Umaru Al-Makura (APC)
 * Niger State: Abubakar Sani Bello (APC)
 * Ogun State: Ibikunle Amosun (APC)
 * Ondo State: Olusegun Mimiko (LP) (until 24 February); Rotimi Akeredolu (APC) (starting 24 February)
 * Osun State: Rauf Aregbesola (APC)
 * Oyo State: Abiola Ajimobi (APC)
 * Plateau State: Simon Lalong (APC)
 * Rivers State: Ezenwo Nyesom Wike (PDP)
 * Sokoto State: Aminu Tambuwal (APC)
 * Taraba State: Darius Ishaku (PDP)
 * Yobe State: Ibrahim Geida (APC)
 * Zamfara State: Abdul-aziz Yari Abubakar (APC)

Events

 * 13 January – Governor Ezenwo Nyesom Wike of Rivers State signs ₦470 billion budget into law.
 * 17 January – Rann bombing, resulting in 115 deaths according to official sources.

Deaths



 * 8 January – Abdulkadir Kure, politician (b. 1956)
 * 16 January – William Onyeabor, singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
 * 28 January – Mohammed Bello Abubakar, Muslim preacher and polygamist (b. 1924)
 * 26 April – Babalola Borishade, politician (b. 1946)
 * 4 June – Babatunde Osotimehin, physician and politician (b. 1949)
 * 21 June – Kelechi Emeteole, footballer (b. 1951)
 * 11 August – Segun Bucknor, musician and journalist (b. 1946)